Energy Transfer Quiz

Energy can be transferred as heat in many ways. Which statement below is the best description of energy transfer by convection?

• Warm air moving from low elevations near Earth’s surface to higher elevations in the atmosphere.

• The coils on the stove top touch and heat the bottom of the pan, which spreads heat throughout the pot.

• Walking across the hot sand on the beach, burning your feet.

• Feeling the warm sunlight on your back as you walk in the park.

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Conduction is one way in which energy in the form of heat is transferred through the Earth system. Which of the following best describes how conduction causes magma to heat the surrounding rock inside Earth?

• The warm magma flows towards Earth’s surface and cools.

• Electromagnetic waves from the sun warm the magma, which in turn warms the surrounding rock.

• Differences in the density of the magma cause movement in the magma, which warms the surrounding rock.

• Molecules of magma collide with molecules of rock and transfer energy as heat.

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The temperature of Earth’s atmosphere varies. Which of the following best describes how the air in contact with the Earth's surface is warmed?

• The energy in warm air travels in a cyclical pattern as electromagnetic waves, which transfer energy as heat through radiation.

• Human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, warms the air in contact with Earth’s surface.

• Air is warmed by the refraction of the electromagnetic radiation from the Sun.

• Warmer molecules vibrate rapidly and collide with other nearby molecules, transferring their energy.

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Convection is thought to be one way in which heat is transferred within and between the layers below Earth's surface. Which of the following best describes convection?

• Molecules collide with one another, transferring energy as heat.

• The hot rock material flows upward in a cyclical motion, cools, and sinks.

• Electromagnetic waves from the magma reach the surrounding rock.

• Differences in the chemical composition of the magma causes movement.

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The sun produces electromagnetic waves that reach and warm Earth. Which process describes the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves from the Sun to Earth?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Refraction

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Heat from a fireplace is transferred out to the room. How does the heat from the fireplace transfer out into the room?

• Radiation

• Absorption

• Convection

• Conduction

Water evaporates from a lake into the air, forming clouds. The clouds eventually form rain and it falls to the ground. In which spheres does this cycle happen?

• Geosphere/cryosphere/hydrosphere

• Cryosphere/hydrosphere/biosphere

• Hydrosphere/atmosphere/geosphere

• Biosphere/atmosphere/geosphere

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When animals breathe, they take in oxygen from the air. The oxygen is used to obtain energy from food. This example demonstrates interaction between which two spheres?

• Atmosphere and biosphere

• Cryosphere and atmosphere

• Biosphere and hydrosphere

• Hydrosphere and geosphere

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The layers of Earth's atmosphere perform specific functions. Which layer of the atmosphere helps protect the Earth from meteors?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Earth’s spheres interact in many ways. Which scenario best describes how the hydrosphere and atmosphere interact?

• A heavy snowfall adds mass to a glacier.

• Polluted air kills several animal species.

• Magma erupts and releases trapped gases.

• Ocean currents influence weather patterns.

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